Soul Companion

[Verse 1: Mary Chapin Carpenter]

All of our dreams are laid out and measured

Arrows and pins and a rainbow of threads

Like hope on a string, sewn into the linings

For the courage to face the unknown ahead

[Chorus: Mary Chapin Carpenter & James Taylor]

My soul companion

Out in the world somewhere

My soul companion

I'll meet you there

[Verse 2: James Taylor]

I'm packing my compass, trusted and tested

My dog-eared maps to study and fold

Into a pocket, I'm traveling light now

All that we have is all that we hold

[Chorus: Mary Chapin Carpenter & James Taylor]

My soul companion

In my heart you are

My soul companion

Mmm, just like a star

[Bridge: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Mary Chapin Carpenter & James Taylor]

There are no borders, there are no boundaries

There are no fences up around me

But I get quiet and I get lonely

Just like everyone

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3: Mary Chapin Carpenter, James Taylor & Both]

These are the old roads, these are the stations

I look for my ride, you wait for your train

These are the chances, a life's incantations

These are the places that don't know our name

[Chorus: Mary Chapin Carpenter & James Taylor]

My soul companion

Love finds its own way in

My soul companion

Now let us begin

My soul companion

Out in the world somewhere

My soul companion

I'll meet you there

[Outro: Mary Chapin Carpenter & James Taylor]

Soul companion

My soul companion